Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/06/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, that is what I meant, I was not aware that it was celebrated anywhere in France. I wonder if it is regional? Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 23 Jun 2018, at 06:39, Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > St John?s day is also celbrated with bonfires here (France) - a long > standing tradition. Is this what you call midsummer? > > Some interesting pyres there, usually built by the local fire brigade > (mostly volunteers). > feux de la saint jean alsace > <https://www.google.fr/search?q=feux+de+la+saint+jean+alsace&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjw8taG--jbAhWC8RQKHfJXAxQQ_AUICygC&biw=1570&bih=973#imgrc=PlIHbYD29h1O1M:> > > Amities > > Philippe > > > >> Le 22 juin 2018 ? 18:26, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> a ?crit >> : >> >> Very nice document indeed. I have always found it curious that this very >> Scandinavian (or at least Northern European) holiday is such a bid deal >> in Spain, where the difference between winter and summer in terms of >> length of day is much less extreme, and given that midsummer is not >> celebrated in most of the countries in-between Spain and Scandinavia?not >> in France, not in Belgium, not in Germany etc. Maybe my wild ancestors >> brought the habit with them when the sailed up the Guadalquivir river in >> the 800s ;-) >> >> Un abrazo, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> >> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >> <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> >> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator >> <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> On 20 Jun 2018, at 01:29, Lluis Ripoll via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>> The night of the 23th. June is a longtime tradition, the celebration of >>> the Summer Solstice in all the Catalan Countries, with fire, fire works >>> and dancing. The 24th. June is a holiday day, it is the St. John Day. In >>> the small village of Sant Pere de Ribes in the Region called ?El Garraf? >>> (Catalonia) it was prepared very big stacked lumber to burn, I?ve found >>> also a family following a tradition from Valencia the make a dummy to be >>> fired. Here you will see the preparation of everything and the final >>> fire. >>> >>> I re-post this publication made two years ago, I think interesting >>> remember these old traditions on these days >>> >>> <https://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/2016/06/20/sant-joan-summer-solstice-traditions-1991/> >>> >>> Thanks for looking >>> >>> Your c&c are welcome >>> Saludos cordiales >>> Lluis >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information